Ideas for Third Grade Lessons Using Picture Books in the Classroom
Many third graders are devouring chapter books and starting on middle grade novels for their own reading enjoyment. But don’t pack up all your …
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Immigration Teaching Unit For Fifth Grade: Learning About Immigrants
Pack a suitcase and travel along with an immigration teaching unit for fifth grade students. Your class will understand the reasons for moving, where …
Continue ReadingInsect Elementary Lesson Plan: Lifecycle of a Grasshopper
Do you want your students to use their powers of observation and hearing to find out how an egg changes to an insect? Making observations and …
Continue ReadingSame Size and Shape: Congruency Activities for Third Grade
Shapes come in all sorts of sizes and forms. To be congruent, a shape must be the same size and shape. In other words, they are the same. In order …
Continue ReadingWee Willie Winkie Art Project: Ideas for Grade School
Travel through the town with the character from a classic rhyme as your students make Wee Willie Winkie art projects like dioramas and storytelling …
Continue ReadingExpand Your Students' Horizons with a Third Grade Lesson on "Fly Eagle Fly"
Do you want to teach your students to believe they are worthy and capable of great things? This third grade lesson on Fly Eagle Fly contains some …
Continue ReadingA Rubric for Descriptive Paragraphs in Third Grade: Assessment for Writing
Do you need a readymade rubric and lesson to teach descriptive writing at the third grade level? All you need is included in this lesson: steps for …
Continue ReadingActivities for Second Grade Sight Word Fluency Practice
Reading fluency is the ability to read text a quickly and expressively without errors. Many children struggle with fluency because they don’t …
Continue ReadingHave a Spooky Time with 'Happy Haunting, Amelia Bedelia' Activities for Grades 1-2
Mr. and Mrs. Rogers enlist Amelia Bedelia’s help to create a spooky good time at their Halloween party. Will things go as planned? Nothing is …
Continue ReadingOcean Themed Classroom Decorating Ideas
Decorating in an ocean theme is a great way to engage students in the material and provide them with a fun and interactive classroom environment. Make …
Continue ReadingFun With Frog and Toad: Three Crafts for First Grade Students
Arnold Lobel’s books about the friendship of Frog and Toad are favorites with first grade children. Introduce your students to the adventures of …
Continue ReadingGames Parents Can Use to Reinforce Basic Addition and Subtraction Facts for Third Grade Students
Does your child struggle with learning basic addition and subtraction? It’s important for third grade students to learn these skills before …
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